Little Italy (2018)

A young couple must navigate a blossoming romance, amidst a war between their families' competing pizza restaurants.

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers:

Steve Galluccio (screenplay), Vinay Virmani (screenplay)

Stars:

Emma Roberts, Hayden Christensen, Danny Aiello

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emma Roberts	...	Nikki Angioli
Hayden Christensen	...	Leo Campo
Danny Aiello	...	Carlo Campo (as Daniel Aiello)
Andrea Martin	...	Franca Angioli
Adam Ferrara	...	Sal Angioli
Gary Basaraba	...	Vince Campo
Alyssa Milano	...	Dora Angioli
Linda Kash	...	Amalia Campo
Vas Saranga	...	Jogi
Amrit Kaur	...	Jessie
Jane Seymour	...	Corinne
Andrew Phung	...	Luigi
Ava Preston	...	Young Nikki
Nicky Cappella	...	Young Leo
Cristina Rosato	...	Gina (as Christina Rosato)

Storyline

Young adults Nikki Angioli and Leo Campo were staunch competitors and best friends growing up in the Little Italy neighborhood of Toronto. Their respective fathers, friends Sal Angioli and Vince Campo, ran Pizza Napoli, which made the best pizza in the neighborhood due to the combination of Nikki's paternal nona Franca Angioli's secret marinara sauce, and Leo's paternal nono Carlo Campo's secret thin crust pizza dough recipe. While Leo has stayed in Toronto working part-time at his father's pizzeria with the secret hopes of one day opening his own pizzeria, Nikki, who loved Leo while they were growing up, ran off to London five years ago hoping never to return to Toronto to get away from her past, which includes Leo himself, who she believes has turned into a ladies man solely trying to put notches in his bedpost, and Sal and Vince now in a feud of an unspecified nature following they winning best pizza in Little Italy several years ago, each subsequently having opened competing ...

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Plot Keywords:

pizza | pizza restaurant | 

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Taglines:

Three generations. Two families. One forbidden love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Twitter

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Italian Latin

Release Date:

21 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Italy

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$283,399, 26 August 2018

Gross USA:

$990,230

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,362,536

Company Credits

Production Co:

Firsttake Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emma Roberts was spotted on set wearing a red shirt saying, "A slice of heaven." Julia Roberts, Emma's real life aunt, wore a shirt with the same color and description in Mystic Pizza (1988), made by the same director as this film, which has people speculating this may be a follow up.

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Goofs

When Carlo proposes to Franca the camera is facing him and he puts his hat on. In the next shot, from behind over his shoulder, his hat is off while he places the ring on her finger.

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Quotes

Dora Angioli: You're so thin... no one trusts a skinny cook.

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Crazy Credits

There are some bloopers shown during the first part of the credits.

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Connections

References Rocky (1976)

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Soundtracks

Lancaster Pizzeria
Performed by The Bobby Parfait Swing Orchestra
Written by Ken Worth and Igor Vrabac
Published by Akashic Records
Courtesy of Akashic Records

User Reviews

Simple and cute - glad i've watched it.

Movies are about a journey that takes u away from ur boredom and put a smile on ur face.. add a joy and thrill to ur feelings.

I think movies are either this.. and if not, at least movies are about advices or messages that can be seen or reached!! (LITTLE ITALY) is a cute-charming-simple movie that offers u that entertaining journey with a message !!

remember.. (WE COULD BOTH WIN) (we may not have it all together.. but together, we have it all)

those quotes have been proofed right by the story of the movie with a touch of love and comedy.. of course not in my very top list, but really glad that i watched it.